Tagged by Chefsy

And though, I have much to blog about, I have been really busy at work and haven’t had the time. Work is actually my best time to blog because I’m at a desk all day in front of a computer, plus it takes me away from work for a bit. But I did answer these questions really quick to let you all know I’m still alive and miss my blog buddies.

Copy the rules (or your version of them) and the set of questions onto your blog post, provide your own answers and then tag at least 5 new people. If tagged, you’ll find your name at the end of this post.

To be sure everyone tagged knows they’ve been invited to play, go to their blogs and leave them a comment notifying and referring them to your blog for details.

Lastly, once the chosen have answered the questions on their own blog, they should come back to yours to tell you.

1. How would you describe your running 10 years ago?

I would run 2 miles (on a good day) and pat myself on the back for it. I did it strictly as a form of exercise for weight maintenance.

2. What is your best and worst run/race experience?

Ooh, my race experience will begin July 19^th. The best experience thus far is actually filling out the entry form and sending it in with payment making it official. Yeah, buddy! Worst running experience? The recent shin splints and the hassle to find the right pair of running shoes. Ugh. So glad that’s over.

3. Why do you run?

I used to run every now and then, get bored, head back to the gym, get bored, start running, get bored, and so on until recently when I discovered Nike+ and it kept track of my mileage. It was really motivating. It IS motivating. It has really made me want to get more and more serious about running. I love increasing my mileage and having my Nike+ remind me of how much I’ve run. I’ve started looking at running from a different angle, not just as exercise and have noticed the additional benefits of it. My legs are a little firmer, still chubby but firmer. It helps relieve stress and since I’ve stopped counting laps around the track I can instead focus on different things, sing along to songs and just feel so much better mentally. It’s MY time. I LOVE it.

4. What is the best or worst piece of advice you’ve been given about running?

Best advice: Finding the right pair of running shoes and slow down.

Worst advice: Don’t run, it’s bad for your knees.

5. Tell us something surprising about yourself that not many people would know.

There’s not really anything surprising or interesting about me. Though, I can actually run further and longer now that I am 30 and overweight, than what I could at 20 being an itty bitty thing. Must be the extra energy stored in my excess fat tissue. Is that surprising? Or I must watch ALL my movies with caption. I know, annoying if you’re a guest in my home, right? It drives me nuts when it’s not available on certain DVDs. Heh.

Oh well, I tried.

If you’ve read this, consider yourself tagged.